E3 2008 lol

[Irock]

It's a gaming event
Covered by G4TV

So every year a really big gaming convention goes down and G4 covers it. There are always big press things including conferences from Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony. They announce games and G4 shows us demos of the games.

Discuss what you want to see at E3 and whatnot.

I'll try to watch it, and I'm especially looking forward to some Animal Crossing Wii media. =o

[spoiler=WHAT'S GOING DOWN!?]Monday July 14th
1PM ET – Half-hour pre-show followed by the entire Microsoft Press Conference – live and commercial free on-air and online.
6PM ET – EA Press Conference - Live streaming coverage on G4tv.com
7PM ET – Two-hour E3 Preview Show featuring the following DEMOS:

    * Fallout 3
    * Fable 2
    * Halo Wars
    * Ghostbusters : The Videogame
    * Silent Hill: Homecoming

Tuesday July 15th
12PM ET – Live on-air and online streaming, commercial free coverage of the Nintendo Press conference
2:30PM ET - Live on-air and online streaming, commercial free coverage of the Sony Press conference
5:30PM ET – Ubisoft Press Conference - Live streaming coverage on G4tv.com
6:00PM ET– Live three hour E308 Special featuring the following DEMOS:

    * Gears of War 2
    * Resistance 2
    * Killzone 2
    * Rock Band 2
    * Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
    * Prince of Persia
    * Street Fighter IV
    * Lord of the Rings: Conquest
    * Dark Void

7:30PM ET – CAPCOM Press Conference - Live streaming coverage on G4tv.com
11:30PM ET – ACTIVISION Press Conference - Streaming coverage on G4tv.com

Wednesday July 16th
5:30PM ET - KONAMI Press Conference - Live streaming coverage on G4tv.com
6PM ET – Live three hour E308 Special featuring the following DEMOS:

    * Resident Evil 5
    * FarCry 2
    * LittleBigPlanet
    * Dead Space
    * Spore
    * InFamous
    * Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
    * Left 4 Dead
    * Mortal Kombat Vs. DC Universe
    * Crysis: Warhead
    * Shaun White Snowboarding
    * Deadly Creatures

Thursday, July 17th
6PM ET – Live three hour E308 Special featuring the following DEMOS:

    * Mirror's Edge
    * Madden NFL '09
    * Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
    * Tom Clancy's EndWar
    * Project Origin
    * Banjo Kazooie
    * Face Breaker

Friday, July 18th
7PM ET – Attack of the Show E3 Wrap-up Special
8PM ET – X-Play "Best of E3" Special[/spoiler]

[SirJackRex]

End War looks cool, like you said "I'm especially looking forward to some Animal Crossing Wii media". I'm really hoping for some release dates =3
Specifically looking forward to seeing what Nintendo's "new game" is going to be...Also, hoping for Player's Choice Wii games, but it's not very likely.

[Sophist]

    * Fallout 3
    * Silent Hill: Homecoming
    * Gears of War 2
    * Street Fighter IV
    * Resident Evil 5
    * Crysis: Warhead
    * Mirror's Edge
    * Tom Clancy's EndWar
    * Banjo Kazooie

Only games that matter

[droginator]

Banjo-Kazooie, hell yea. I want to see if they ruined it by adding so much vehicle gameplay or if they actually kept most stuff from the originals.

[Dwarra?]

    * LittleBigPlanet
    * Left 4 Dead   
    * Fallout 3
    * Silent Hill: Homecoming
    * Gears of War 2
    * Street Fighter IV
    * Resident Evil 5
    * Crysis: Warhead
    * Mirror's Edge
    * Tom Clancy's EndWar
    * Banjo Kazooie

Only games that matter

Fixed

[Moss.]

LOL is anyone else watching Microsoft's presentation? It's fucking laughable! They're trying so hard to follow in Nintendo's footsteps with their avatar bullshit, and photo-capture games. It's kind of pathetic.

I laughed out loud when they unveiled the new startup interface, and it was DEAD SILENT for like 15 seconds.

[Dwarra?]

UNNNOOOO RUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHH

[Irock]

LOL is anyone else watching Microsoft's presentation? It's fucking laughable! They're trying so hard to follow in Nintendo's footsteps with their avatar bullshit, and photo-capture games. It's kind of pathetic.

I laughed out loud when they unveiled the new startup interface, and it was DEAD SILENT for like 15 seconds.

Yes, it's pretty hilarious. It seems like they're trying to appear to casual gamers, and that's not why I bought a 360. >:|

[Dwarra?]

FINAL
FANTASY
XIII
Confirmed for 360 :3

[SirJackRex]

MotionPlus 1:1 kinda annoys me, but if they implant them in all the new wiimotes and have colors, I wouldn't mind playing an extra 5 bucks for Black and Red Wiimotes. :3

[Irock]

MotionPlus 1:1 kinda annoys me, but if they implant them in all the new wiimotes and have colors, I wouldn't mind playing an extra 5 bucks for Black and Red Wiimotes. :3

Just wait until the press conference. I'm hoping they won't be like "THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL GAMES IT COSTS 50 DOLLARS LOL" or "THIS IS REQUIRED FOR TWO GAMES IT'S 50 DOLLARS LOL." I'm hoping they'll be like "We will ship this to you for free, and it works with most games."

[SirJackRex]

MotionPlus 1:1 kinda annoys me, but if they implant them in all the new wiimotes and have colors, I wouldn't mind playing an extra 5 bucks for Black and Red Wiimotes. :3

Just wait until the press conference. I'm hoping they won't be like "THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL GAMES IT COSTS 50 DOLLARS LOL" or "THIS IS REQUIRED FOR TWO GAMES IT'S 50 DOLLARS LOL." I'm hoping they'll be like "We will ship this to you for free, and it works with most games."

Wait, I don't see why it wouldn't work with all games, it's just an add-on that improves the motion sensibility, isn't it? 

[Sophist]

MotionPlus 1:1 kinda annoys me, but if they implant them in all the new wiimotes and have colors, I wouldn't mind playing an extra 5 bucks for Black and Red Wiimotes. :3

Just wait until the press conference. I'm hoping they won't be like "THIS IS REQUIRED FOR ALL GAMES IT COSTS 50 DOLLARS LOL" or "THIS IS REQUIRED FOR TWO GAMES IT'S 50 DOLLARS LOL." I'm hoping they'll be like "We will ship this to you for free, and it works with most games."

Wait, I don't see why it wouldn't work with all games, it's just an add-on that improves the motion sensibility, isn't it? 

I think it is a matter that the game itself will be like "YOU NEED MOTIONPLUS TO PLAY"

[SirJackRex]

I think going from MotionPlus to a wiimote without it might feel a bit sluggish, especially games designed with MotionPlus in mind...But I have a feeling it's more like the Zapper. But I could be wrong, I'm very curious to see where they go with it.

P.S. The chick in RE5 is hawt. It makes me want to drop 250$ on a 360. 

[Dwarra?]

I think going from MotionPlus to a wiimote without it might feel a bit sluggish, especially games designed with MotionPlus in mind...But I have a feeling it's more like the Zapper. But I could be wrong, I'm very curious to see where they go with it.

P.S. The chick in RE5 is hawt. It makes me want to drop 250$ on a 360. 

Dead Or Alive 4
Dead or Alive Extreme 2
Ninja Gaiden 2

Oh look three Team Ninja games with hot women.
You best buy that premium son, the arcade won't treat you well.

[SirJackRex]

You best buy that premium son, the arcade won't treat you well.

LOL

So yeah, there isn't much to talk about since Microsoft ended, now we wait for the next day...

LOL is anyone else watching Microsoft's presentation? It's fucking laughable! They're trying so hard to follow in Nintendo's footsteps with their avatar bullshit, and photo-capture games. It's kind of pathetic.

I laughed out loud when they unveiled the new startup interface, and it was DEAD SILENT for like 15 seconds.

Yes, it's pretty hilarious. It seems like they're trying to appear to casual gamers, and that's not why I bought a 360. >:|

I kinda wish you could put different clothing on miis.
"Darwin" anyone?

[Irock]

Maybe you'll have to enter long codes for each game, like the power glove.

[Moss.]

FINAL
FANTASY
XIII
Confirmed for 360 :3

LOL PS3 is doomed!

[Leventhan]

FINAL
FANTASY
XIII
Confirmed for 360 :3

LOL PS3 is doomed!

Sony is going extinct.

[Moss.]

My new speaker system is Sony, though, so maybe they should just get away from videogames. 

[Forty]

Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe could either be done very right or very wrong.

I hope it goes right.

[Moss.]

I really hope Guitar Hero's song creator thing works out...

[SirJackRex]

Maybe you'll have to enter long codes for each game, like the power glove.

Wait what?

Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe could either be done very right or very wrong.

I hope it goes right.

I agree.

[Irock]

-copied and pasted from another post of mine on another forum-

I watched both the Microsoft and EA press conferences, and I'll be watching the Nintendo and Sony ones tomorrow.

I think that the 360's new UI is a useless update, and the whole avatar thing is unappealing to me. I bought my 360 to play less casual games, not to create another Mii and play uno with them. It's apparent that Microsoft is trying to appeal to casual gamers to perhaps get some of casual gamers that Nintendo has.

Gears of War 2 looked really cool. I never actually got around to finishing the first one, but this one looks way better. The way you can use bodies and shields to protect yourself was really neat. I will most certainly be getting GoW2 shortly after it's released.

Fallout 3 looks really promising. I like having the choice to take a violent and a non violent route. The weapons look awesome, and having the ability to pause the action and select parts of the body to shoot at is really different. I'm going to stay on top of this game, and I may buy it when it comes out.

Fable 2 looks like a really unique game. I've been needing a new roll playing game, and this one seems to be what I want out of an RPG. I like having freedom in a game. An RPG without freedom isn't really much of an RPG to me. Fable 2 certanily gives you a lot of freedom. If I want to blow my son's head off with a gun, let me do it. If I want to open up a shop, give me that option. Freedom is what attracts me, and I'll without a doubt be getting this game.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to Nintendo's press conference tomorrow. We haven't seen much come from Nintendo lately (other than Wii Fit) so I'm expecting a lot of big announcements. I'm especially looking forward to hearing about Animal Crossing Wii. =o

[Moss.]

I'm a little angry ... the G4 channel has disappeared from Comcast, and upstairs it's just static.

Seriously, what the fuck? Why today?